Use the frequency distribution, which shows the number of american voters (in millions) according to age, to find the probability that a voter chosen at random is in the 18 to 20 years old age range. ages frequencyfrequency 18 to 20 5.15.1 21 to 24 7.97.9 25 to 34 20.520.5 35 to 44 25.825.8 45 to 64 54.154.1 65 and over 27.527.5 the probability that a voter chosen at random is in the 18 to 20 years old age range is nothing. (round to three decimal places as needed.)

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Nayeli Burgess

21 August, 09:37

Use the frequency distribution, which shows the number of american voters (in millions) according to age, to find the probability that a voter chosen at random is in the 18 to 20 years old age range. ages frequencyfrequency 18 to 20 5.15.1 21 to 24 7.97.9 25 to 34 20.520.5 35 to 44 25.825.8 45 to 64 54.154.1 65 and over 27.527.5 the probability that a voter chosen at random is in the 18 to 20 years old age range is nothing. (round to three decimal places as needed.)

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Brice Bautista · Answer 1

The total number of voters is 140.9 million, of which 5.1 million are in the 18-20 age range. The probability of selecting one of them at random is

... 5.1/140.9 ≈ 0.036